Unmarried Mother's Knowledge and Attitudes toward Emergency Contraceptive Pills
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Jamaican and Barbadian health care providers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding emergency contraceptive pills.
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2287-1640,2093-7695
DOI: 10.4069/kjwhn.2013.19.2.99